March 22, 2025
in CIPEL News
World Water Day 2025
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Beach news
February 17, 2025
in News from Lake Geneva
The mixing of the waters of Lake Geneva explained
🔍 Lake Geneva under surveillance: a new record? 🔃 Every winter, an essential natural phenomenon is played out in [...].
January 13, 2025
in News from Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva and the challenges of climate change and environmental pressures: results of the CIPEL Scientific Report 2024
The International Commission for the Protection of the Waters of Lake Geneva (CIPEL) has published its annual scientific report, based [...].
August 20, 2024
in News from Lake Geneva
Plastic pollution: the PLA'STOCK study highlights the quantity of plastic on the beaches of Lake Geneva
Thousands of plastic particles per m2 The study revealed an average of 7,600 particles of microplastics (0.3 mm [...]).
August 8, 2024
in News from Lake Geneva
SWIMMING IN THE LEMAN: Beware of cyanobacteria
With the onset of hot weather, the risk of cyanobacteria proliferation in water bodies and around lakes is increasing.
July 15, 2024
in CIPEL NewsLéman News
VIDEO The mesoscaphe celebrates its 60th anniversary
☝️ Did you know that the legendary Jacques Piccard created a tourist submarine in 1964 to explore the depths of Lake Geneva?
July 25, 2023
in News from Lake Geneva
Invasion of the quagga mussel in Lake Geneva: an ecological and economic challenge. Let's protect the untouched lakes!
The unbridled spread of the Quagga mussel in Lake Geneva is having a significant impact on its aquatic ecosystem and its [...].
July 9th 2021
in News from Lake Geneva
June 2021: a fine rise in Lake Geneva water temperatures
The water temperature at the lake's surface rose sharply compared with last month. It was 17 [...]
July 8, 2021
in CIPEL News
Put a stop to cigarette butts in Lake Geneva!
CIPEL and two NGOs set up a prevention campaign on the beaches of twenty-one towns on the shores of Lake Geneva. [...]
July 7, 2021
in News from Lake Geneva
The quagga mussel continues to proliferate in Lake Geneva: how can over-introduction be avoided, and what impact will it have?
Quagga mussels have been expanding rapidly in Lake Geneva since 2015. Its development should stabilize within the next 4 to 5 [...].
June 11, 2021
in News from Lake Geneva
May 2021: Lake surface warming and its consequences
The surface waters of Lake Geneva continue to warm (around +2°C compared with the April reading). [...]
May 6, 2021
in News from Lake Geneva
April 2021: Lake surface warming and its consequences
SPRING: Warm-up and restart of aquatic life (April-June) From spring onwards, the monitoring program for [...].
February 25, 2021
in News from Lake Geneva
How deep has the Leman brew reached?
February 6, 2021: The mixing reached a depth of 135 m. Compared with January, the mixing layer has [...]
September 4, 2020
in News from Lake Geneva
4 important rules for reed beds and paddling
Reedbeds border the lake in only a few places. Composed of large herbaceous plants - such as the common reed [...]
